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According to director Shawn Levy, Star Wars: Starfighter has already undergone a major change.

Levy recently appeared on the podcast On Film… With Kevin McCarthy. During the conversation, Levy discussed his work on Starfighter and revealed that he recently had to change one of his original ideas in the third act.

What major change has happened to Star Wars: Starfighter?

“We had a whole different idea for something in the third act, and then things didn’t align, and I was forced to come up with a new idea,” Levy said about Starfighter. “And I’m literally right now shooting that section of the movie. And every day, I’m grateful that the way I was supposed to do it didn’t work out, because the new idea that it forced me to explore is so much better than the original idea would have been.”

Levy has worked on blockbusters for Netflix and Marvel. However, working on a Star Wars movie is a completely different experience.

“It’s harder and a more unique pressure than any other movie you can make because you go into it understanding how deeply emotional the connection with audiences is,” Levy explained. “You could argue that’s true of Marvel, that’s true of other franchises, but nothing is as religious an allegiance as Star Wars. And so, the need, the pressure, self-inflicted mostly, to get it right — that’s intense.”

Star Wars: Starfighter is an original story set roughly five years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. Ryan Gosling leads the sci-fi adventure as a character who must protect a young boy, played by Flynn Gray. Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, and Amy Adams also star.

Levy directs Star Wars: Starfighter from a screenplay by Jonathan Tropper. Levy will produce alongside Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.

Star Wars: Starfighter flies into theaters on May 28, 2027.